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Seed
Syntax
Seed(N:INT):INT
Summary
seed for Rand
Description
This function seeds the random number generator, Rand
.
example
Seed(5);
Rand();
732175462471183822614941902
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Rand();
56676524785038889475475113449
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Seed(5); -- with the same seed, "Rand" generates the same sequence
Rand();
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Rand();
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-- The following shows how to make a seed based on the date.
D := Date();
D;
Mon Mar 02 14:43:44 1998
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F := Sum([Ascii(D[N])| N In 1..Len(D)]);
F;
[1455]
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Seed(F[1]);
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